Question on removing BLOGROLL and its links

Hi. I'd really appreciate if someone could help me with this. I'm using a wordpress theme called iGifts. The theme designers put that Blogroll in the sidebar with their own links, and if I try to remove them, the theme stops working. When I check in sidebar.php I have this:

<?php endif; ?>
</ul>
<?php // This theme is released free for use under creative commons licence.
// All links in the sidebar should remain intact.
// These links are all family friendly and will not hurt your site in any way.
// Warning! Your site may stop working if these links are edited or deleted ?>

It should look like this when done:
<span style="overflow:hidden;visibility:hidden;">
<ul><li><h2>Blogroll</h2><ul><li><a href="www[dot]present-recommendations[dot]com/">Gift Ideas</a></li> <li><a href="www[dot]geschenk-empfehlungen[dot]com/">Geschenk Empfehlungen</a></li></ul></li></ul>

AND THERE YOU HAVE IT.
The Blogroll won't appear there anymore and neither would the links. I guess the code helps to hide it. Did some research and found it out myself. May this be helpful for others who come across the same issue.

Have you now created a set of hidden links on your page that cannot be seen by a human visitor but can be detected by a search engine ... and does this look like a paid for links scheme that you might get penalized for?

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